Jasmine was quite surprised that Zack came around.
Of course, this was good.
She was happy for her best friend.
Serena walked in front with Zack following behind, and Jasmine brought up the rear. She could tell that Zack was extremely reluctant. It was truly a tough decision for him to let Serena go.
However, he still managed to do it.
Zack’s points were in the negatives, but she added a few points to him because of that action.
Liberty happened to drive over with her son.
She saw the villa gate open with a truck parked inside. The truck seemed to be loaded with… chickens and ducks?
That was besides the point. What was important was that she saw her sister come out.
Zack simply followed Serena. The look of reluctance, pain, and conflict could all be seen in his eyes.
“Seren.”
Liberty carried her son and got out of the car.
“Aunt Ser.”
Sonny was too young to know what was going on between the adults. When he saw his aunt, he struggled to get to the ground and trotted over to Serena.
“Hey, Sonny.”
Serena was elated to see her nephew too. It had obviously only been a day, but it felt like an eternity had passed.
During the time she lost her freedom, she especially missed her family and friends.
Serena felt like she could go crazy if she was kept under house arrest.
Fortunately, Zack came around and was willing to return her freedom.
“Uncle Zack.”
Sonny saw Zack as Serena picked him up, and he happily stretched his arms out to Zack, wanting the latter to carry him.
Zack satisfied the little one and carried him.
“Higher, Uncle Zack. Go higher!”
Zack laughed and lifted Sonny up in the sky, generating streams of laughter from the little boy.
“That truck…”
Not waiting for Liberty to finish her question, Zack said, “Seren said she wanted to eat chickens that she raised herself, so Ms. Sox helped to buy these chickens. I’m planning to ask Brandt to take Seren to my orchard to see if we can move and breed these chickens there.”
Liberty looked at her sister and asked suspiciously, “Why do you want to raise chickens all of a sudden?”
Seren paused and said, “Since we already bought them, we need a place to keep them.”
Liberty looked at Serena and then at Zack, and understood that this was her sister’s way of causing trouble… It seemed like she was missing context.
Zack said he would ask the housekeeper to take Serena to his family orchard. Did that mean Serena was free?
“I won’t go there, Zack. Just let Brandt lead the driver to your family’s orchard. Since my sister is here, I’ll just go back with her.”
Zack said warmly, “As you wish.”
He had no problems with that.
Serena took Sonny back from his arms and said to her sister and best friend, “Let’s go.”
“Oh, yeah.”
Jasmine and Liberty both looked back at Zack as they walked.
Serena carried Sonny to the car, pulled open the door and put him in, about to get in as well.
“Seren.”
Zack suddenly called out to her.
and was just
The three women instantly tensed up, especially Serena. Her first thought was that Zack changed his mind, and she had to run away quickly. She acted on her thoughts and immediately pulled open the driver’s door, but unfortunately, Zack grabbed her arm and pulled her away before she could get into the car.
“Zack, are you going back on your word?” Serena questioned him loudly.
Zack was at a loss for words.
She had no trust in him at all.
What he did to her after she found out the truth also left a lasting fear in her. That was why she reacted this way.
That realization made a knife twist in Zack’s heart.
If he did not listen to Josh’s advice and continued imprisoning Serena, he would definitely lose her in the end…
“I’m not going back on my word, Seren.”
Zack’s heart ached, but he did not show it on his face. His hand gripping her arm also loosened, and he backed up two steps to maintain a distance between them so as to reduce her tension and fear.
“I just wanted to remind you to let your sister drive since you’re in a bad mood. It’s safer if you sit in the back with Sonny.”
Serena looked at him suspiciously.
Zack turned to his sister–in–law and said, “You drive, Liberty. Don’t let Serena drive for the time being.”
He did not miss the damage at the front of Serena’s car and guessed it was caused by her reckless driving yesterday.
Fortunately, she was fine.
No big deal for a car to be damaged since he could always give her dozens of new cars, as long as she was willing to accept it.
Everyone sighed in relief at Zack’s words.
They thought he was going back on his word.
Fortunately, he was not.
Liberty quickly said, “Don’t worry, Zack. I’ll look after Seren these days. I won’t let her drive fast or drink alcohol!”
Then, she added, “If she really wants to drink, I’ll let her drink a few cans with me at home. I won’t let her go to the bar again.”
“I’ll leave her in your care.”
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